RView: Students make life-changing journey to Africa

A team that included high school students recently travelled to Africa.

Boyd students win top prize in international video contest

Shaane Nathu (left), co-president of Hugh Boyd secondary’s Interact Club celebrated with fellow club members after winning a Rotary International Interact Video contest.

Photograph by: PHOTO SUBMITTED , for Richmond News

Rotary skate helps Refilwe orphanage

Rotarians celebrates Christmas at Magdalen's beautiful home. Click here for sing along video 

From Richmond Review:

Winter Wonderland lights up Richmond City Hall

Our club past president, Rotaract Club of Richmond President Aaron and International Service
Director Vivian

Paul Cheung and our club president Dave Rogers 

This month is fascinating as we have seen a number of major break through that will change our life in the foreseeable future. Here is the top 3 pick.

This year club president Dave Rogers and past district governor Dean Rohrs

Jovanni Sy and our new president Dave Rogers

Did You Know.

Information from Health Canada 

Robbyn Tarpy has been with The Rotary Foundation (TRF) since March of 2000. She is here to talk about The Rotary Foundation

Olaf from Norway visiting our club

Our president Wei (right) and director Magdalen (left) taking a photo with Delaney and Spenser (middle) who are sponsored by our club for this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program

We had 150 happy seniors joining us for this year's Easter luncheon held on April 7.  Thanks to all the members and volunteers who helped to make this event a success!

           


Michael Chiu of the our club is one of the 2012 B.C. Community Achievers, he will be recognized at the Government House in Victoria on April 25 with the B.C. Community Achievement Award.  The community achievement awards honour individuals who have made a significant contribution either as a volunteer or in the course of their work.

We are so proud of you, Michael!

To find out more about the award, visit the link below:-
http://www.bcachievement.com/community/recipients.php  

Wally, as a representative of zone 24 in the RGHF, welcomed the newest member Linda into the fellowship.  Wally presented Linda with a few pins of the fellowship and noted the exciting opportunity to meet other RGHF members across the world.

Originally from Vancouver, Dr. Yung has been traveling to many places for school and his professional practice.  After graduating from St. Georges in Vancouver, Dr. Yung went to study at McGill University in Montreal, followed by Chicago and then went on to practice in San Antonio and Washington.  He came back to Vancouver in 2010 practicing in Kitsilano with satellite offices in other places including Richmond. 

Dr. Yung specializes in disorders and surgery of foot and diabetic foot complications.  

For those who was here on Mar 14 to listen Tom Smith's speech on CRCID (you may read the story by click on this link). Tom mentioned that his club is associated with Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) at BCIT and they have a rewarding experience supporting the group of youth. Today we have Stephanie (incoming VP) and Ranbor (incoming president) talk about their club SIFE at UBC.

You may also register before April 15 to attend their "SIFE 2012 Showcase Night" on Apr 26 (see the Upcoming Events for details)

Our past president James presenting certificate of appreciation in speaking at our club meeting to Rebeca from CHIMO.

Our president Wei presenting certificate of appreciation in speaking at our club meeting to Tom on Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development (CRCID). 

Our president Wei presenting certificate of appreciation in speaking at our club meeting to Kirby on Volunteer work at Sri Lanka.

Richmond Community Foundation (RCF) presenting Richmond Sunset Rotary Art Scholarship of $550 to Gavin Law who study in Palmer Secondary School.  

There are total of 50 teddy bears & 20 blankets knitted by the Kiwassa Neighbourhood House's Seniors.

Magdalen, Eric and I were visiting Kiwassa Neighbourhood House in Vancouver

Ryan Carrier at The International Criminal Court in Hague 

This Friday, Jan 13 will mark the first 12 months without a case of polio in India’s history - an important milestone in the fight against polio.

We thank to all sponsors in supporting 11th Annual Winter Wonderland 2011 and we invited them to our Appreciation Dinner.

What a fantastic time we had at Rotarian Magdalen's beautiful home!

These are few of the 150 seniors after enjoying their high tea organized by Sunset Rotary Club

It is a successful wine tasting event given the amount of time we have in organizing it.

In England's House of Parliament, Big Ben is a famous tourist attraction. Big Ben is not the clock or the tower in which it sits. It is the largest of the bells in the clock tower.

There can be no happiness if the thins we believe in are different from the things we do.

A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's computer. She told him she was writing a story.

First soda pop: Americans got their first taste of soda pop in 1866 when a Detroit drugstore began selling ginger ale. It was created by the druggist James Vernor and was called Vernor's Ginger Ale.

" It is not so important to know everything as to appreciate what we learn "……Hannah More

Ever stop to think and forget to start again?????

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!

Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself.

Eight members (Wei, Eric, David, Joanna, Magdalen, Adriana, Mike and Dave - not in picture) of The Richmond Sunset Rotary Club join together with Richmond's RCMP in supporting The Raise A Reader program of The Vancouver Sun on Sep 28, 2011 from 6:30am to 8:30am outside Canadian Line station of Brighouse/Templeton. We proudly contributed part of the dollars raised approximately $ 35,000!! And Magdalan won a prize from The Vancouver Sun for 2 Lions Tickets!!

Another joint Refilwe project was between Richmond Sunset and the Burnaby Rotary Club for the purchase of the 'miracle' bus. This 14 to 16 passenger bus picks up children and drives them to the school facilities at Refilwe. The Rotary Club of Randburg partners with McCrystal Insurance and other local businesses to maintain the bus service.

Pictures of the 'miracle' bus showed how grateful the children were to no longer have to take two to three hours in the early morning to travel the 45 km. to the school.

At the April 6 2011 club meeting, PDG Dean Rohrs gave the club an update on our Refilwe project which she visited in March. Refilwe is a joint project between three Districts: D9400 in South Africa, D5040 in Canada and D3500 in Taiwan. She showed wonderful before and after pictures of the kitchen and washroom facilities which were upgraded to serve as a training facility. It is currently used to prepare meals for the students, staff and volunteers.

Another part of the project was the building of a kindergarten/creche for preschool and kindergarten children. This facility requires the involvement of the parents in running the facility. The Refilwe projects are 100% sustainable.

Club members Michael Chiu, Magdalen Leung and John Yap will visit Refilwe in August 2011.

Dr Michael and Jane made a return visit to Cambodia in February 2011 to work at the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap. This is the the hospital to which the club sent a container via RWHN  in 2007 and is the second main centre in the country for training doctors and nurses in children's medicine. It is, however poorly funded by the government and relies on the generosity of donors in the US and Japan. Jane assisted with their monthly reports and Dr Michael worked in the radiology department helping the other radiologist, who has founded only the second Rotary club in Cambodia!  They joined other overseas volunteers in different fields, who help to provide year-round assistance to the nearly 500 sick children who arrive at the hospital every day"

Jessalynn Tan is the latest recipient of the Richmond Sunset Rotary Club's $1000 scholarship given to a Kwantlen Polytechnic University student annually. Jessalynn is a 2nd year student in the Graphic Design for Marketing Program at the Richmond Campus. She has a BA in Psychology and plans to study abroad through the World Open Exchange program.

Jessalynn is very busy with volunteer work at CHIMO and the Global Perspectives Program. She is off to Nigeria in July for more volunteer service. Before she commenced her university studies, Jessalynn was in Interact at Richmond High. We are booking Jessalynn to speak to our club in March.

Club members attend many Olympic events including the opening, closing and victoryceremonies. Others enjoyed the opening of Molson's House, Heineken House and other venues. Some attended the games and watched men's and women's hockey, speed skating, ice dancing and more.

Several club members volunteered during the Olympics. Others enjoyed the many events. All were so very proud to be Canadian

The Journey  Started

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The last pictures have come from Chengde, China where club members Magdalen Leung, Elaine Luk, Jackie Lau, Gail Maida and Dave Rogers have been assisting with cleft palate surgery for 100 children.

PDG Chris Offer has created a blog to record the mission.  Go to the blog to read about the mission.  www.RotaplastChina.blogspot.com.

 A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone.

He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).

 The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation

PDG Dean Rohrs presented two new and three multiple Paul Harris Fellowships at the 10th Anniversary and President's Dinner Celebration on July 12. Past President JohnCrocock was presented his first Paul Harris by the club. Mathew Coyle was presented his first Paul Harris by President Linda Coyle for all of the support he gives to her and to the club. Dr. Michael Woolnough, received his third Paul Harris, Cynthia Chen received her fourth Paul Harris and Linda Coyle received her sixth Paul Harris.

On Saturday July 12, 2008, club members, past presidents, charter members and other guests celebrated the club's 10th anniversary with a dinner and dance.

NUN'S PRAYER

Lord Thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older and will someday be old.
Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.
Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs.
Make me thoughtful but not moody: helpful but not bossy.
With my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all, but thou knowest Lord that I want a few friends at the end.
Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point.

Seal my lips on my aches and pains.
They are increasing and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years by.
I dare not ask for grace enough to enjoy the tales of others pains, but help me to endure them with patience.

I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cocksureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others.
Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.

Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a Saint some of them so hard to live with, but a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil.